Referencing Cheryl’s 2003 conviction for assaulting a toilet attendant, Allen wrote: ‘Wow 40% of Girls Aloud will have been charged with assault.’

Cole failed to challenge her nemesis directly regarding the comments, but wrote later: ‘I’ve been on here 4 months but still feel a little new to this.. What does this button do…???’

While there was initially confusion as to what Cheryl was referring to, it seems she was commenting on the ‘unfollow’ button.

Allen is now conspicuously absent from the list of people Cheryl is following on the social networking site, while Cole also re-tweeted a message which read: ‘Some people are like clouds. When they disappear, it’s a brighter day.’

She also appeared to thank fans who had blasted Lily in the wake of her comments, adding: ‘BTW My soldiers you do not f about do you…. LMFAO!!’